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CLAIM: Nollywood Actress, Toyin Abraham just put to bed

Reports, Visuals

25 Feb 2024

On Friday, February 23, social media became awash with the news that popular Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, has recently given birth.

The news went viral on Facebook when a picture began circulating on the platform, with several users claiming that the actress had just been put to bed.

A Facebook page titled “Toyin Abraham fans” shared a photo depicting that Abraham has just given birth to a newborn with the caption,”Nollywood Actress Toyin Abraham 💛💛💛” expressing their admiration for the actress. The photo in question has garnered over eight thousand comments since it was posted on Friday, 23rd of February 2024.

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CLAIM: Union bank shuts down operations on January 19

Reports

26 Jan 2024

A text message purportedly stating that Union Bank of Nigeria would shut down operations effective from January 19, 2024 went viral last week.
The claim that the bank was shutting down operations as directed by CBN came at the time when the apex was in the process of acquiring Union Bank for the federal government.

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CLAIM: Victims of Ibadan explosion need urgent blood donation

Reports

20 Jan 2024

In the aftermath of the explosion that occurred in Ibadan on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, various narratives on social media suggested that victims were in urgent need of blood donation.

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Was President Tinubu’s Speech at the UN General Assembly Delivered in an Empty Hall?

Reports

22 Sep 2023

On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, a user on X, Franklin Ekechukwu, posted a picture in reaction to the Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He accompanied the picture with a caption “Tinubu delivers speech in an empty hall! Nigerians are very unfortunate.” VERIFICATION According to a news report […]

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